Biology Documents
These documents are written to inform the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plans (RARMPs) that are prepared in response to applications for dealings involving intentional release (DIRs).The biology documents provide an overview of baseline biology information relevant to risk assessment of genetically modified forms of the species that may be released into the Australian environment.
The documents are updated from time to time but old versions can still be accessed.
Plants
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Banana
| Musa spp. |
PDF version 1558 KB (2016) |
DOCX version 3063 KB (2016) Archived:2008 |
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| Barley | Hordeum vulgare | PDF version 819 KB (2017) DOCX version 1650 KB (2017) |
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| Buffalo grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum
| PDF version 984 KB |
DOCX version 4695 KB |
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| Canola and Indian mustard | Brassica napus and Brassica juncea | PDF version 1788 KB (2017) DOCX version 3874 KB(2017) |
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| Carnation | Dianthus caryophyllus | PDF version 894 KB (2020) DOCX version 849 KB (2020) |
Archived: 2005, 2006 and 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chickpea | Cicer arietinum L. | PDF version 3580 KB (2019) DOCX version 6508 KB (2019) |
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| Cotton | Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium barbadense | PDF version 1739 KB (2016) DOCX version 1965 KB (2016) |
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| Italian ryegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall fescue | Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Lolium arundinaceum | PDF version 1152 KB (2017) DOCX version 562 KB (2017) |
Archived:2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lupin or lupine
| Lupinus L. |
HTML (2013) |
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Maize
| Zea mays L spp. mays |
PDF version 806 KB (2008) |
DOCX version 788 KB (2008) |
Papaya |
Carica papaya |
PDF version 457 KB (2008) |
DOCX version 512 KB (2008) Archived: 2003 |
Pineapple |
Ananas comosus var. comosus |
HTML (2008) |
PDF 477 KB(2008) Archived: 2003 |
Rice |
Oryza sativa |
PDF version 295 KB (2005) |
DOCX version 702 KB (2005) |
Rose |
Rosa x hybrida |
PDF version 1385 KB (2009) |
DOCX version 3177 KB (2009) Archived: 2005 |
Safflower |
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) |
PDF version 1564 KB (2019) |
DOCX version 9095 KB (2019) Archived:2015 and 2018 |
Sorghum |
Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor |
PDF version 1591 KB (2017) |
DOCX version 1662 KB (2017)
| Sugarcane |
Saccharum spp. |
HTML (2011) |
Archived: 2004 and 2008 |
Torenia |
Torenia x hybrida |
PDF version 368 KB (2008) |
DOCX version 322 KB (2008) Archived: 2006 |
Wheat |
Triticum aestivum |
PDF version 867 KB (2017) |
DOCX version 857 KB (2017) Archived: 2016 and 2008 |
White clover
| Trifolium repens |
PDF version 1036 KB (2008) |
DOCX version 1671 KB (2008) Archived: 2004 |
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Other Organisms
| Common name | Scientific name | Current Version | Previous (Superseded) Version |
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| Bovine herpesvirus (BoHV-1) | PDF version 181 KB (2005) DOCX version 163 KB (2005) |
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| Microalgae | Nannochloropsis oceanica | PDF version 1130 KB (2019) DOCX version 1486 KB (2019) |